Pitch Day at The Bitcoin Convention is again! Bitcoin Journal and The Bitcoin Convention are searching for the following wave of Bitcoin startups to compete within the final Bitcoin pitch competitors. Happening in Nashville July 25-27 at Bitcoin 2024, the world’s largest Bitcoin convention, founders will current their imaginative and prescient on Bitcoin’s largest stage to panels of judges throughout 6 classes:
- Layer 2 + Scaling Expertise
- Mining + Power
- Investing (Alpha)
- Open Supply
- Ordinals
- Locals Solely (Nashville-based startups)
Pitch Day on the Bitcoin Convention has highlighted elite Bitcoin startups throughout the ecosystem since 2021 with earlier winners together with: Debifi, Geyser Fund, Nunchuck, Alby, The Bitcoin Firm, Elixir Video games, and 24 Alternate.
Layer 2 + Scaling Expertise
As Bitcoin adoption heats up, demand for block house continues to develop, and we’re looking for modern initiatives on the forefront of accelerating the capability of Bitcoin to scale and incorporate larger transaction quantity whereas increasing use circumstances past financial worth switch.
The Layer 2 + Scaling Expertise observe is targeted on figuring out high founders and corporations engaged on functions associated to Lightning, different Layer 2 proposals, cross-chain settlement and the utilization of newly recognized tech together with BitVM.
Mining + Power
Bitcoin mining maintains a novel place within the broader power panorama given its flexibility, geographic distribution and capability as a device for distinctive power companies. The Mining + Power observe will carry collectively innovators creating novel enterprise functions for bitcoin mining, {hardware}, software program and firmware for operations, in addition to the digital infrastructure for enabling the expansion of bitcoin mining all over the world.
Investing (The Bitcoin Alpha Competitors)
First launched at Bitcoin 2023 in Amsterdam, The Bitcoin Alpha Competitors, sponsored by Samara Alpha Administration, is again – getting down to determine the following high Bitcoin fund supervisor to supply $1 million USD in seed capital to deploy their technique.
Because the bitcoin market has modified dramatically with the arrival of Spot ETFs in the USA, the Investing observe seeks to spotlight modern methods delivering out efficiency with BTC because the benchmark.
Open Supply
Open supply know-how lies on the coronary heart of Bitcoin and is essential to offering the precious companies that everybody transacting on Bitcoin right now enjoys. The Open Supply observe is bringing the magic of the Open Supply Stage into the pitch area and can acknowledge the highest open supply initiatives within the Bitcoin ecosystem.
Ordinals
Ordinals have exploded onto the scene previously 12 months, upending the marketplace for digital collectibles and altering the market dynamics of the whole crypto ecosystem. The Ordinals observe is in search of the highest initiatives using inscriptions – whether or not that’s within the type of digital collectibles or the infrastructure enabling the expansion of ordinals as an entire.
Locals Solely
Pitch Day is coming to Nashville, and it’s solely proper to spotlight the homegrown Bitcoin expertise within the Music Metropolis. The Locals Solely observe is placing the highest Nashville-based Bitcoin startups on the map it doesn’t matter what sector of the Bitcoin financial system they function in.
Suppose You Have What it Takes?
startups and open supply initiatives could apply to compete in Bitcoin Pitch at Bitcoin 2024. Click on right here to enter the competitors.
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Click on right here to inquire about title sponsorship, particular person observe sponsorship, or to see how your Enterprise fund can become involved as a decide for the competitors.
